The bit about... "An English man received a light tap and fell down violently"
I've wondered about this often. Either players are really in agony or a bit of dramatic acting...because seconds later, they are up and limping a bit (acting?) but thumbs up....y'know....one wonders something like that.

"referee" is uninterested." LOL
yep, I've see something like that too...they are usually looking the other way.

FIFA World Cup from the beginning has been a hyper political event. Its loaded with symbolism and propaganda. And of course the logo is too. The logo works like a magic spell imprinting a new image of Russia into the minds of billions of viewers